On This Day
Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
March 10 2005
Born on This Day
Alma Čardžić🇧🇦
Bosnia and Herzegovina singer · b. 1968
Days alive
13,514
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André Schneider🇩🇪
German actor, screenwriter, film producer and writer · b. 1978
Days alive
9,862
Anita K. Jones🇺🇸
American computer scientist and former U.S. government official · b. 1942
Days alive
23,011
Anneliese Schuh-Proxauf🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian tennis player (1922–2020) · 1922–2020
Days lived
36,047
Arnošt Muka🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1854–1932
Days lived
28,703
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Belinda Bencic
tennis player · b. 1997
Days alive
2,922
Boris Vian🇫🇷
deceasedactor · 1920–1959
Days lived
14,349
Carrie Underwood🇺🇸
singer · b. 1983
Days alive
8,036
Chuck Norris🇺🇸
actor · b. 1940
Days alive
23,741
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Clarissa dos Santos🇧🇷
Brazilian basketball player · b. 1988
Days alive
6,209
Derrick Jefferson🇺🇸
American boxer · b. 1968
Days alive
13,514
Dieter End🇩🇪
German photographer and artist · b. 1953
Days alive
18,993
Don Abney🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican musician (1923-2000) · 1923–2000
Days lived
28,075
Edie Brickell🇺🇸
American singer · b. 1966
Days alive
14,245
Emily Osment🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1992
Days alive
4,748
Florian Heller🇩🇪
German footballer · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Fritz Schenk🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist (1930-2006) · 1930–2006
Days lived
27,818
Gerald Reive🇬🇧
Falkland Islands athlete · b. 1937
Days alive
24,837
Günther Rall🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1918–2009
Days lived
33,446
Haifa Wehbe
actor · b. 1976
Days alive
10,592
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Hans Riegel🇦🇹
deceasedentrepreneur · 1923–2013
Days lived
33,092
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Hermann Klaatsch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman anthropologist (1863–1916) · 1863–1916
Days lived
19,293
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Igor Levit🇩🇪
musician · b. 1987
Days alive
6,575
Irina Beletskaya🇷🇺
Russian chemist · b. 1933
Days alive
26,298
Jakob Wassermann🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1873–1934
Days lived
22,211
James Earl Ray
deceasedNotable Trials · 1928–1998
Days lived
25,611
Joe Gold🇺🇸
deceasedfounder of Gold's Gym and World Gym · 1922–2004
Days lived
30,074
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Julian Nowak
deceasedPolish microbiologist and politician (1865-1946) · 1865–1946
Days lived
29,826
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Kenneth C. Burns🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican musician (1920–1989) · 1920–1989
Days lived
25,168
Keren Ann🇮🇱
Israeli-Dutch singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and audio engineer · b. 1974
Days alive
11,323
Kévin Olimpa🇫🇷
football player · b. 1988
Days alive
6,209
Logan Mankins🇺🇸
American football player (born 1982) · b. 1982
Days alive
8,401
Lyne Bessette🇨🇦
athlete · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
Malachi Barton🇺🇸
Actor · b. 2007
Michael Morgan🇩🇪
musician · b. 1968
Days alive
13,514
Michael Nowka🇩🇪
German voice actor · b. 1952
Days alive
19,358
Richard Anschütz🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1852–1937
Days lived
30,984
Rick Rubin
Producer · b. 1963
Days alive
15,341
Ron Mix🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1938
Days alive
24,472
Ronny🇩🇪
deceasedrapper · 1930–2011
Days lived
29,746
Rudolf Havenstein🇩🇪
deceasedGerman central bank President (1857-1923) · 1857–1923
Days lived
24,360
Stefanie Heinzmann🇨🇭
singer · b. 1989
Days alive
5,844
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Timbaland🇺🇸
American record producer (born 1972) · b. 1972
Days alive
12,053
Tina Charles🇬🇧
English pop music and disco singer · b. 1954
Days alive
18,628
Tom Novy🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1970
Days alive
12,784
Waldemar Hartmann🇩🇪
German sports journalist · b. 1948
Days alive
20,819
Zafer Özgültekin
Turkish association football player (born 1975) · b. 1975
Days alive
10,958
Died on This Day
Aleksandr Izotov
deceasedscientist · 1907–1988
Days lived
29,417
Andy Gibb🇬🇧
deceasedsinger · 1958–1988
Days lived
10,963
Aurelio Galleppini🇮🇹
deceasedItalian comics artist and illustrator (1917–1994) · 1917–1994
Days lived
27,952
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Bruno Manser🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss environmentalist (1954-missing since 2000) · 1954–2005
Days lived
18,460
Cosimo Damiano Fonseca🇮🇹
deceasedItalian priest and medievalist (1932-2025) · 1932–2025
Days lived
33,986
Eagle Feather🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player · 1941–1950
Days lived
3,355
Eric Carmen🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican singer-songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist (1949–2024) · 1949–2024
Days lived
27,240
Friedrich Karl Dörner🇩🇪
deceasedGerman archaeologist (1911-1992) · 1911–1992
Days lived
29,596
Hans Grässel
deceasedGerman architect (1860-1939) · 1860–1939
Days lived
28,692
Helmut Reichmann🇩🇪
deceasedathlete · 1941–1992
Days lived
18,340
Ilse Bing🇺🇸
deceasedGerman photographer (1899-1998) · 1899–1998
Days lived
36,146
Jim McCormick🇬🇧
deceasedfilm director · 1856–1918
Days lived
22,406
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Jürgen Grabowski🇩🇪
deceasedfootball player · 1944–2022
Days lived
28,370
Lance Tingay🇬🇧
deceasedwriter · 1915–1990
Days lived
27,267
Mikhail Bulgakov🇺🇦
deceasedactor · 1891–1940
Days lived
17,831
Norbert Grupe🇩🇪
deceasedGerman boxer and actor (1940-2004) · 1940–2004
Days lived
23,208
Otto Modersohn
deceasedGerman painter (1865-1943) · 1865–1943
Days lived
28,504
Percy Adlon🇩🇪
deceasedGerman documentary filmmaker and film producer (1935-2024) · 1935–2024
Days lived
32,425
Ray Milland
deceasedOscar Winners · 1907–1986
Days lived
28,921
Richard Hildebrandt
deceasedSS General (1897-1952) · 1897–1951
Days lived
19,719
Robert Siodmak🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1900–1973
Days lived
26,512
Tongo
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1957–2023
Days lived
23,908
Wilhelm Heckmann🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1897–1995
Days lived
35,685
Zack Whyte🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican musician (1898–1967) · 1898–1967
Days lived
25,269
Zelda Fitzgerald🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1900–1948
Days lived
17,396
Who Was Alive
Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).
Sándor Farkas
Catholic priest, born 1853 · b. 1853
Days alive
55,585
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
44,263
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
41,611
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
41,274
Silas Simmons🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006
Days lived
40,557
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
39,149
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
38,054
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
38,054
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,054
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
38,054
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,054
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,054
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
38,054
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,054
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
38,054
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
38,054
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
38,054
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Alice Herz-Sommer🇮🇱
deceasedmusician · 1903–2014
Days lived
40,267
Johannes Heesters🇦🇹
deceasedDutch actor, singer and entertainer (1903–2011) · 1903–2011
Days lived
39,466
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
36,959
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Harriet🇦🇺
deceasedGalápagos tortoise · 1830–2006
Days lived
64,138
Jonathan🇸🇭
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
63,256
Lonesome George🇪🇨
deceasedPinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,430
Washoe🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1965–2007
Days lived
15,399
Koko🇺🇸
deceasedWestern lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Alex🇺🇸
deceasedAfrican grey parrot · 1976–2007
Days lived
11,433
Kanzi🇺🇸
Bonobo · b. 1980
Days alive
8,899
Tilikum🇺🇸
deceasedOrca · 1981–2017
Days lived
12,796
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,429
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
61,126
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
60,699
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
51,141
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
50,107
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
49,741
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
47,185
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
45,837
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
666,636
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
146,150
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
70,168
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
50,837
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
29,189
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
26,732
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
24,642
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
22,619
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
24,079
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
17,501
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
12,039
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
10,856
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
10,151
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,464
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
9,421
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
9,200